DIY Vinyl Wall Art

Step 12: Final Thoughts

Here is the full wrap around set of images. My room isn't large enough to stand back and get a panoramic shot or even minimize distortion to stitch a set together, so here are simply the three images, in order.

I did this project two weeks ago, and I noticed a few small edges rolled up from the wall. I promptly card-scraped them back down, and they seem to stay down well. Update: 11/2009 (16 months later): after this first week of scraping down the corners once it settled in to place, I didn't need to do anything to maintain the wall vinyl for the following 16 months it was on the wall. Zero maintenance! 

This project turned out really well, and I hope it inspires you to make something neat :)

Comments

[rasidanks]

great iinstructable! below my pics

[britsteiner]

Neat! Makes me think of Dali paintings.

[quinncan]

This is awesome! I am renting a room with all wood walls, but it's like plastic wood or something because it's so difficult to hammer a nail in and hang my paintings up. I've been trying to think of an alternative way to "dress up" my walls without creating any damage & THIS.IS.PERFECT! Thank you for sharing! [:

[ivanadrian]

thnx for this it looks awesome~
im planing to do this with a stronger more industrial viynl (like the one used on car decals)
to do this
awesome instructible keep it up :3

[chihuahualover112]

 Thanks so much for the step-by-step process of how to do this! i have a newly painted wall with NOTHING on it! it's been that way for so long and i have had no idea about what to put up!! i have several ideas of things to put on my wall...like different kinds/designs of musical notes being played out of the corner...or these weird prism-looking things that i keep on finding myself doodling...i'll post my pictures prolly over the summer when i can work on it! thanks(:

[rhangatoby]

you do not understand the level of awesome this is making me encounter 

[ravijojla]

This looks great! Thanks for the nice idea :)

[azaana]

wow very good, i wish i had seen this before since ithink it has worked better than what i did. i drew a styleised curving tree on my wall in pencile then painted over worked well but i think this metohd would work better and give a better finish. btw this wall is in a place where it dosent matter about how permerment it is.

[Jjette]

wow! swirlly-swirl!!! cute!

[ht2o]

u should do in a differnt room a full art work like take differnt colors and put them on top of eachother to do a full drawing like art that would look awesome

[shoshanamarie]

This is absolute genius. I like to do large chalk drawings on my walls but my landlords always get so upset.....this is so much more rental friendly! I can't wait to use some of my own designs. Thank you so much for sharing.

[ht2o]

lol my land lord is my mom (i live with her wat do u exxpect im 13) lol

[stamm]

This was a great idea. Im glade you put this up. I think I will try this with tribal dragons.

[romojohnny]

This is really sweet. I like the way it looks. I was planning to do this kind of design but instead decided to get brown and green contact paper and do palm trees in the corners of my room and bamboo in the space between the corners of the room. This was a really creative idea thanks a lot!!

[TheTrustedOne]

Absolutely awesome, now I have to finish the CNC machine as I cant cut a straight line to save my life :)

[Gina65]

Looks really great and unique!! (I have not seen this before!) Thank you for sharing. :-D

[Redesign Diva]

Excellent job!

[sundaymorning]

A solution to those of you having trouble finding contact paper in your desired color: I wanted to decorate a section of our apartment with a design that incorporated several colors. Instead of hunting for just the right color, I used translucent (and repositionable) contact paper. After I cut the paper into squares large enough to hold pieces of the design, I painted them using acrylic paint. Two to three coats should do the job nicely. Tip: To make sure your painted squares dry flat, place them on a flat surface and place small weights on the corners. Once the paint is dry and the contact paper is sufficiently covered, trace your design onto the back of the contact paper and cut. While this process may take more time than using colored paper, it allows you to choose ANY color combination you desire! Hope this helps!

[demonbabi13]

*flips out* thats so cool. I have got to try this!

[gamemasterful]

Ooohhhh!!! I have some scrap red vinyl! I've been looking for a way to use it up!

[maffeo]

Wow I really like how you came up with all that. A few times when I was bored I'd take a roll of electrical tape and make pretty simple contour drawings. You took it to a whole other level. If you do get the urge to paint your place some day, you could probably paint over the vinyl, then peel it off, then you'll have a more permanent option. I could see myself trying out something like this pretty soon.

[schwpz]

Ooooh, awesome project! :D
I just repainted the walls on my bedroom and have been pondering about how to fill up all the new, white space. This way I get to add some wall decor to those boring whites, but without having my husband going kamikaze on me for messing up his newly painted walls! x3
Swirls, soap bubbles, butterflies... the possibilities are endless! Think I'll go and order me some contact paper! :D
Thanks for making this tutorial and graz with an awesome bedroom and living room decor! ^_

[Smithington]

hooray! I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, but never thought to look for an instructable, thanks!

[cuteychao]

Great idea! I'm definitely going to try this! Let's see if mine will look as good as yours. ;)

[bloodniece]

I use vinyl sign material in my art a lot.You can also cut vinyl directly on glass or plexiglas. Use a spray bottle of water to create a vapor/mist layer between the glass and vinyl, then apply a full sheet of vinyl. Work the air and water bubbles from the center out using s small squeegee. You can then cut your design out and remove the negative areas of the design leaving the positive on the glass. This is a trick auto detailing companies use and so can you . . .

[bloodniece]

Example of how I use vinyl:
Vinyl on Plexi

[help.wanted]

whao thats awesome! question: is the negative area left sticky?

[britsteiner]

I love your art piece!

[bloodniece]

thanks

[vinoveritas]

Beautiful. That Brad is one lucky guy.

[salmonsteve]

But cant you see the overlapping of the various peices on the wall?

[britsteiner]

If you are nose-to-the-wall, like a few inches away from it, then yes, you can see the overlaps. But when I stand on the floor and look up at it, I can not see the overlaps at all. This might vary if you used a glossy finish, but the matte finish made the seams disappear entirely.